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The lake is situated where Germany, Switzerland, and Austria meet. Its shorelines lie in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria; the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau, and Schaffhausen; and the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The actual locations of the country borders within the lake are disputed.
Map showing the Untersee.To the East, the Seerhein and parts of the Obersee are visible. Yellow: German state of Baden-Württemberg, green: Swiss canton of Thurgau, red: Swiss Canton of Schaffhausen, red line: Germany–Switzerland border Map of Untersee with the different parts of the lake Extinct Hegau volcanoes Hohentwiel (front) and Hohenstoffeln (back) and Zeller See The Island of ...
The Obersee (English: Upper Lake), also known as Upper Lake Constance, is the much larger of the two parts of Lake Constance, the other part being the Untersee (English: Lower Lake). The two parts are separated by the Bodanrück peninsula. The narrow, northwestern branch of Obersee is also called Überlinger See (English: Lake Überlingen).
Historic Rhine bridge between Diessenhofen (left) and Gailingen (right), completed in 1816 Customs facilities between Konstanz (Germany) and Kreuzlingen (Switzerland). The border between the modern states of Germany and Switzerland extends to 362 kilometres (225 mi), [1] mostly following Lake Constance and the High Rhine (Hochrhein), with territories to the north mostly belonging to Germany ...
Lake Neuchâtel (French: Lac de Neuchâtel [lak də nøʃɑtɛl]; Arpitan: Lèc de Nôchâtél; German: Neuenburgersee) is a lake primarily in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel , but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud , Fribourg , and Bern .
Lake Constance, view towards Lindau The largest lake on German territory is Lake Constance , while Lake Müritz is the largest lake located entirely within German territory. List
The Müritz (German: [ˈmyːʁɪts] ⓘ; from Slavic "little sea") is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Its area is 117 km 2 (45 sq mi), which makes it the second largest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance) and the largest lake located entirely within German territory. Its maximum depth is 31 metres (102 ft).
Location of the Mecklenburg Switzerland and Lake Kummerow Nature Park. The Mecklenburg Switzerland and Lake Kummerow Nature Park (German: Naturpark Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See) lies in the northern part of the Mecklenburg Lake District in the districts of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern between the towns of Dargun, Demmin ...